Bangalore Special Sada dosa | Plain Dosa

This is Bangalore Special plain dosa variety. Recipe is from Iyer’s Mess near Sheshadripuram college, Bangalore.

Ingredients:

1½ cup rice
½ cup urad dal
1 tsp methya/fenugreekseeds
2 tbsp Poha/avalakki
1¼ tsp salt/ salt to taste 3 to 4 cups of water

Serves 3 to 4 people

Preparation:

Wash and soak rice, methi seeds, avalakki and urad dal in 2 cups of water for 4 to 5 hours or overnight.
Grind the soaked ingredients to fine paste. Use the water accordingly.
( if you are using mixer, less water and if it is grinder, we may need more water)
Final consistency should not be too thick or too thin.
Finally add the salt and pulse it on more time.
Transfer the batter to a another container (it should be half empty ) cover this, keep it in a warm place and let it ferment overnight or 10 to 12 hours.
If you have an oven, warm this for 2 minutes and keep the better in the oven to ferment.

To make Dosa:

Mix the fermented batter well.
Heat the greased tava/skillet on medium heat.
Once it is hot enough (to check sprinkle water on hot tava, you should hear the strong sizzling sound) pour a ladle of dosa batter in the center, Spread the batter from the center in a circular motion to make a circle.
Add the oil to the center ,around the edges and cover it with a lid.
Once the dosa turns golden brown, remove from the tava and serve hot with coconut chutney or chutney of your choice.
Repeat the same procedure for the remaining batter.